Whitworth University has approved a 10-year strategic plan that calls for slowing considerably its undergraduate growth rate while lowering its student-teacher ratio and expanding educational programs.The private Christian school, located at 300

In many cases, businesses here with fewer than 10 employees now are finding they must work directly with health-insurance providers or pay brokerage-service fees on top of their premiums as some insurers reduce dramatically - or cut completely - to

Carlyn Morisset has her favorite chair, handmade porcelain dolls, and an oil painting she did as an artist. She picked these few possessions with the help of Deb Fry, who through her business, Pack With Compassion: Living & Moving Transitions, the

Looking ahead to the rest of 2011 and beyond, Spokane is starting to see an uptick in the number of conventions and group meetings booked here, industry leaders say. In a nutshell, 2011 doesn't appear as bad as expected, and 2012 looks even than

Some Spokane-area real estate agents and home builders are using what is called a QR code on for-sale signs and other marketing materials to give smartphone users instant information about a house. The use of the square-shaped, black-and-white